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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • September 09, 2026

    Feds' NY RICO Case Against Huawei Packs A Punch, Jury Told

    The Brooklyn federal jury in the landmark corporate criminal trial of Huawei on Wednesday heard a prosecutor say they'll have an insider's view of the company's vast criminal operations that relied on stolen trade secrets to grow and kept banks in the dark about its sanctions compliance, while a top executive's deal with the government will seal the fate of the Chinese telecommunications giant.

  • September 09, 2026

    Fla. AG Sues Netflix Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Data Harvesting

    Florida has become the second state to sue Netflix over its purported harvesting of personal data from children and families, alleging that the streaming provider engaged in a "bait-and-switch" when it leveraged subscribers' personal information to fuel its advertising despite promising to be a "safe respite" from these practices. 

  • September 09, 2026

    NM Again Hauls Meta To Trial, This Time Over Privacy

    The state of New Mexico told a jury Wednesday that Facebook flagrantly misrepresented its privacy practices, including the one that let Cambridge Analytica harvest the data of 87 million mostly nonconsenting users, as the state goes to trial against the company for the third time in seven months.

  • September 09, 2026

    DC Circ. Denies Bid To Force FCC Action On News Policy

    A D.C. Circuit panel declined Wednesday to compel the Federal Communications Commission to respond to a petition seeking a repeal of its news distortion policy, saying the petitioners failed to establish that they have no other adequate means to seek relief.

  • September 09, 2026

    Altice Can't Skip Out On Conn. AG's $39M 'Junk Fee' Lawsuit

    Altice USA can't slip a retooled complaint brought by the state of Connecticut accusing the internet service provider of improperly charging customers a $6 "network enhancement fee" after a state court judge said the new lawsuit adequately pled its claim.

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